Jeff Modesitt
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Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| Position | Tight end | ||||
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| Born | January 1, 1964 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. | ||||
| Died | August 3, 1990 (aged 26) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Yorktown (Yorktown Heights, New York) | ||||
| College | Delaware | ||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||
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Jeffrey A. Modesitt (January 1, 1964 – August 3, 1990) was an American professional football tight end who played for one season in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1987. He played in one game for the Buccaneers in 1987.
Modesitt played college football for the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens from 1984 to 1986. In 1985, he started six games and recorded 11 receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown. He started 12 games in 1986 and had 28 receptions for 456 yards and three touchdowns.[1] In his senior year, he was named an Associated Press honorable mention All-America, second-team All-Eastern College Athletic Conference, and second-team All-Yankee Conference player. He also earned the Vincent "Winnie" Mayer Outstanding Senior End Award in 1986.[2]
Professional career
Modesitt was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 15, 1987.[3] He was released before the start of the season on August 5, 1987,[4] but was re-signed and played in one game for the team in 1987.
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after the 1987 season, but was waived on July 27, 1988.[5] Modesitt was signed by the Cleveland Browns on August 1, 1988.[6] He spent the season on the team's injured reserve list due to a shoulder injury.[7]
Modesitt was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 23, 1989,[8] but was waived on May 26, 1989.[9]